4 miles
Distance
698 ft
Climb
-1,872 ft
Descent
00:38:13
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Son Of Middle Creek (2136) Trail

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Vail - North of I-70
    Vail, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Summer & early fall
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #15626 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    USFS

Fast and flowy single track. Pine, aspen, and grasslands sections with nice viewpoints of the Vail Valley. Recommend riding up the road and down this trail.

More Stats for Son Of Middle Creek (2136) bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,174 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,213 ft
  • Altitude max
    9,714 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,386 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,213 ft
  • Grade
    -5.351%
  • Grade max
    -42.693%
  • Grade min
    42.287%
  • Distance climb
    1 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    782 ft
  • Avg time
    00:38:13
  • Avg reverse time
    00:29:46
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Status:
on Sep 17, 2019
Dry
Avg: 4.25 (4 votes)

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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • One Direction
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  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
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  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Son Of Middle... Trail Reports

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      Sep 17, 2019 @ 10:12am
      Sep 17, 2019
      		 reporter Someone trimmed the tall grass along the corridor. Running great. 2 trees down.
      Jul 11, 2019 @ 3:43pm
      Jul 11, 2019
      		 reporter
      Jun 21, 2019 @ 8:58am
      Jun 21, 2019
      		 reporter Open - but wet/muddy, watch for downed trees
      Apr 30, 2019 @ 12:08pm
      Apr 30, 2019
      		 reporter Seasonal Trail Closure - April 15 - June 20
      Jul 3, 2018 @ 10:48am
      Jul 3, 2018
      		 reporter Get your rain dance on. A few trees down on Son of Middle Creek including one decapiter about a mile up from the Spraddle Creek trailhead parking...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 49 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 82 rides
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      Sep 17, 2019 @ 10:11am
      Sep 17, 2019
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      Sep 17, 2019 @ 10:11am
      Sep 17, 2019
      12 |
      Jul 24, 2019 @ 8:24am
      Jul 24, 2019

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